The Unclaimed Moment

Between what just happened and what comes next 

there is a small unclaimed moment

waiting patiently.

Most of the time we step past it quickly,

already leaning toward tomorrow

or replaying yesterday.

But if we rest there briefly the mind loosens its grip

and something wider appears—

a stillness that was never absent.

In that open space the heart remembers

how simple it is to be alive.